Review: Precious If you thought Celie in Alice Walker's The Color Purple had a tough time of it, wait till you get a load of Precious.

Master at work The best guitarists can always be recognized by their sound, even if they spend their careers swapping amps, effects, or instruments.

Present laughter Director Brian McEleney returns to Trinity Repertory Company for a raucous Twelfth Night that hums with energy, drollery, and a makeshift score that meshes Shakespearean ditty with such seasonal fripperies as "Auld Lang Syne" and the Mariah Carey hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You."

Hip-pop redux Nelly Furtado’s not the first pop diva to embark on a lucrative hip-hop detour.